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The median home value in Washington County, IA is $238,311 as of 2026-07-31, up 5.22% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$238,311
Year-over-Year
+5.22%
National Rank
#1489 of 3071
Washington County ranks 27th out of 99 counties in IA by median home price, and is +1.7% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within IA, the typical county has a median home value of $195,956, making Washington County +21.6% above the IA state median.
Households here earn a median of $75,647 a year against a typical home value of $238,311 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.2×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 32% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Washington County recorded a violent crime rate of 222 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,870 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 7,221 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Washington County is $238,311. That's up 5.22% from a year earlier. That is about 1.7% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Washington County the 27th most expensive of 99 counties in Iowa.
Median household income here is $75,647, so a typical home costs about 3.2× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Washington County recorded 222 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 7,221 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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